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What is it most effective medication for ibs?
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IBS: Anticholinergic medications (dicyclomine, propantheline, belladonna, and hyoscyamine) taken about a half-hour before eating to control intestine muscle spasms, bisacodyl to treat constipation, loperamide to treat diarrhea, low doses of tricyclic antidepressants to help relieve intestinal pain, lubiprostone for constipation symptoms, rifaximin, an antibiotic.
Answered 3/12/2015
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